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I think they are vague on purpose! I can't understand why leashed dogs can't be allowed on selected beaches, it's ok to camp but not let your dog have a run. We are lucky Jaffa loves just going in the tender. Montes at Gloucster is great for dogs.

Hi we have just left the Whitsundays with After 5 weeks there with our staffy Jaffa the adventure dog. Not many places you can legally take a dog ashore but we managed with the grass mat out the back plus marina visits. Some good anchorages in the mainland plus Brampton are ok too. So go...

Passing Abbot Point coal terminal where we export the cleanest coal in the world from. Absolutely lovely day, under 10 knots, warm and not a cloud in the sky, where are you all?? Hickers Clipper 45 No Fixed Address

Yes the warm is wonderful, look forward to seeing you up here. Hickers Clipper 45 No Fixed Address

Fuel is expensive but 5 nights for shaggers is $300 at Abell Point which is ok. Staff were good but ask for the south marina section which is where you Want to be. Sorrento pizza, great!! Hickers Clipper 45 No Fixed Address

What a great time we had in the Whitsundays, such a beautiful spot. Of course being a boat Bluechip, after her perfect run up the coast, had a hissy fit. Maybe she just wanted to stay there! The carnage included: Autopilot pump seal blew spraying red atf all over the lazerette. Muir anchor...

$1.38 a litre at Abell Point Airlie Beach, ouch. Townsville Breakwater Marina are quoting $1.22. Hickers Clipper 45 No Fixed Address

Glad to hear, enjoy the journey, catch some fish and have a beer or two. We will see you once the fish are all gone!!

Brian, 6x345 watts, you could run your engines on that, Friday we picked up 2.6kw for the day from our two panels leaving me with a full battery banks even after running everything all day (about 25 amps per hour) Hickers Clipper 45 No Fixed Address

I reckon he owe Benn a freebie after referring So much business to him! Hickers Clipper 45 No Fixed Address

Took two bottles of red to get the smell of hydraulic fluid from my nose! Hickers Clipper 45 No Fixed Address

A NOT SO GOOD DAY! Left Stonehaven this morning and as we departed the autopilot died, I figured it was just a fuse and I would sort it at Cid when we arrived. Lifted the floor to be confronted with 3 litres of bright red hydraulic fluid that had sprayed everywhere at high pressure, what a...

So when we catch up for a drink we will bring some water then??? Here is the aerial which plugs directly into the hotspot or into the charging cradle. Would love to hook the hws up to the engines but that's another boat Buck! I will have to go back to work at this rate!! Hickers Clipper...

Hi, Bluechip had two Cummins qsb 5.9 380 hp diesels. With a semi displacement hull and all our life aboard she is no rocketship but at around 8 knots we are pretty economical. Max cruise is 15/16 knots at 120 lph or around 8 litres per nautical Mile so doubling the speed quadruples the fuel...

Day ??? Currently anchored at Brampton Island off Mackay, our last anchorage prior to entering the Whitsundays. We have covered about 162 miles since leaving Great Keppel stopping at Island Head and Percy. We have kept the average speed at 8.2 knots and fuel consumption around 2.34 litres per...

Bundaberg was $1.14 per litre on the 8th of May. Good enough value to top up the tanks! Hickers Clipper 45 No Fixed Address

Day 8/10 were spent relaxing in Pancake Creek, beautiful spot, nice walk to the lighthouse and caught up with the Moreton Bay cruisers for a drink or two at their beachside camp! Great fun. Day 11 off to Great Kepple Island, a long haul so anchor was up at 6.30 am and we headed out into a brisk...

Day 6/7 caught up with friends Friday night which turned into far too much red wine and rum so Saturday was a day of much needed rest! Left Bundaberg at 7.15 am this morning full of fuel and water. The 63.6 miles to Pancake Creek took 8 hrs 16 mins and used 145.5 Liters at 2.28 lpnm. Averaged...

Indeed Benn, at this rate will be less than 1300 litres to the Whitsundays! Not much wind either, saving it for your trip perhaps!! Hickers Clipper 45 No Fixed Address

Day 5 Gary's Anchorage to Bundaberg on a beautiful sunny day, crossed the shallows in the Great Sandy Straits at high tide and a very calm run to Bundaberg in a South Easterly that struggled to make 10 knots all day. Filled the tanks when we arrived which took 1050 litres. Our last fill was at...

Brett, thanks for the feedback, I will do my best to keep the info coming on the basis that I have benefited from others doing the same. So still here tonight but we are inside with the screens closed, Insect coils burning and repellents on, been eaten alive here before. I'm counting on...

Day 3/4 spent a lovely day with Peter and Belinda yesterday inc sampling some of the kilos of Spanish mackerel caught on Peters recent trip to the Swains. This morning was beautiful and with us needing to cross the wide bay bar at 4 pm it meant a 9 am departure from Mooloolaba. It was a good...

Brian, and I thought that was a cruise liner on the beach! , what a lovely still night it was and great weather for the run to Mooloolaba. Hickers Clipper 45 No Fixed Address

Day 2 left early to ride the tide north to Mooloolaba in a heavy mist and no wind. The mist cleared as we passed Tangalooma and it turned into a beautiful sunny day. We covered 57 nm in 6 hrs 38 minutes at an average of 8.6 knots for about 110 litres of diesel. Moored at our friends waterfront...

Thanks Benn. Was a madhouse yesterday with idiots everywhere. 3.5 hours out from Mooloolaba having a good run on flat seas and mist. No fish though ?. Look forward to catching up for one of those fast finish wines!! Hickers Clipper 45 No Fixed Address